Figwort

Other Names: Carpenter's Square, Common Figwort, Escrofularia, Grande Scrofulaire, Heal-all, Herbe aux Écrouelles, Herbe au Siège, Rosenoble, Scrofulaire, Scrofulaire des Bois, Scrofulaire Noueuse, Scrophula Plant, Scrophularia, Scrophularia marilandica, Scrophularia nodosa, Scrophularia Radix, Throatwort, Xuan Shen.

Special Precautions of Figwort

• Diabetes: Figwort might affect blood sugar control. Monitor your blood sugar levels carefully if you have diabetes and use figwort.
• A heart condition called ventricular tachycardia: don’t use figwort if you have this condition.
• Lithium interacts with FIGWORT
• Water pills (Diuretic drugs) interacts with FIGWORT

Benefits and uses of Figwort are

• People take figwort as a “water pill” to relieve bloating by increasing urine production.
• Figwort is sometimes applied directly to the skin for skin conditions such as eczema, itching, psoriasis, hemorrhoids, swelling, and rash.
• Some people use figwort as a substitute for devil's claw, because the two herbs contain similar chemicals.